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    FORMS IN LIBREOFFICE BASE

                      Forms are used to add, edit and display data from the tables in a user-friendly manner. While
                      creating a form, you can choose the fields to be displayed and how you want to display them.
                      By creating forms, you can make your database more user friendly for those who enter and edit
                      the records.

                      A form can be displayed in two main views, which are as follows:
                          Design View is used to adjust the design of your form. It gives you a more detailed view of
                         the structure of a form such as Header, Detail and Footer sections.

                         Layout View is used to change the appearance and size of various controls of a form.

                      Creating a Form

                      To create a form, follow these steps:
                      Step 1  Click on the Forms button
                               in the Database pane.
                      Step 2  Click  on  the  Use Wizard
                               to Create Form  option
                               from the Tasks pane.

                               The Form Wizard window
                               appears.
                      Step 3  Click  on  the  Tables or

                               queries  drop-down  list
                                                                            Using Form Wizard                Creating a Form
                               and select the Table:Table2
                               option Student table.
                      Step 4  Click on the Tables or queries drop-down list and select the Student table.

                      Step 5   Select the field in the Available fields list box and click on the        button.
                               OR
                               Click on the         button to add all the fields from the table to the form.

                                         Adding One Field                                 Adding All Fields

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